This has been a sombre ceremony full of religious and military symbolism. Priests from the Ethiopian Orthodox Church led the prayers, chanting hymns for the dead. The top brass of Ethiopia’s military would later line up, one by one, as they saluted in front of the caskets of the killed generals.

Prime Minister Abiy wept throughout the ceremony, his head in his hands. As one general broke down while paying his tributes, Mr Abiy reached out to embrace President Sahle-Work Zewde. Both were in tears. There were tributes from Gen Seare’s son and his colleagues, who all described him as a loyal servant.

Hundreds of people turned up from early morning. The majority were locked out with no space to accommodate them in the hall. After the memorial, Gen Seare’s coffin, draped in the Ethiopian flag, was flown to his birthplace in the northern region of Tigray for burial.

The attack on Gen Seare and Gen Gezai on Saturday came hours after gunmen in Bahir Dar killed the governor of Amhara, Ambachew Mekonnen, along with two senior officials.

The government described the events as a co-ordinated attempt to seize power in the northern region. State officials told local television on Monday that Brig-Gen Asaminew had been present at the killing of the governor.

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